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How the knights bare them in the battle.

Cómo se comportaron los caballeros en la batalla.

CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament.

CAPÍTULO XXIX. Más sobre dicho torneo.

CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.

CAPÍTULO XXX. Cómo sir Gareth fue descubierto por los heraldos, y cómo escapó del campo.

CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.

CAPÍTULO XXXI. Cómo sir Gareth llegó a un castillo donde fue bien alojado, y cómo justó con un caballero y lo mató.

CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.

CAPÍTULO XXXII. Cómo sir Gareth luchó con un caballero que tenía treinta damas cautivas en su castillo, y cómo lo mató.

CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.

CAPÍTULO XXXIII. Cómo sir Gareth y sir Gawaine lucharon el uno contra el otro, y cómo se reconocieron gracias a la doncella Linet.

CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.

CAPÍTULO XXXIV. Cómo sir Gareth confesó al rey Arturo que se amaban mutuamente, y del acuerdo para su boda.

CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.

CAPÍTULO XXXV. De la gran pompa real, y qué oficiales fueron nombrados en el banquete de la boda, y de las justas celebradas en la fiesta.

BOOK VIII.

LIBRO VIII.

CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.

CAPÍTULO I. Cómo nació sir Tristram de Liones, y cómo su madre murió en el parto, por lo cual le dio el nombre de Tristram.

CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.

CAPÍTULO II. Cómo la madrastra de sir Tristram había preparado veneno para envenenar a sir Tristram.

CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.

CAPÍTULO III. Cómo sir Tristram fue enviado a Francia, y tuvo a alguien para gobernarlo llamado Gouvernail, y cómo aprendió a tocar el arpa, cetrería y caza.

CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.

CAPÍTULO IV. Cómo sir Marhaus salió de Irlanda para exigir tributo a Cornualles, o de lo contrario lucharía por ello.

CHAPTER V.

CAPÍTULO V.

Vocabulary

Cómo
How; used to ask or describe the manner of something
se
Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves, itself
comportaron
Behaved; past tense of comportarse, to behave
caballeros
Knights or gentlemen; honorable male fighters or nobles
batalla
Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
CAPÍTULO
Chapter; a main division of a book or text
Más
More; indicating a greater amount or additional information
sobre
About, on, over; preposition indicating topic or position
dicho
Said, aforementioned; referring to something previously mentioned
torneo
Tournament; a competitive medieval jousting or combat event
fue
Was, went; third-person singular preterite of ser or ir
descubierto
Discovered, uncovered; past participle of descubrir
por
By, for, through; versatile Spanish preposition
heraldos
Heralds; officials who announced and identified knights at tournaments
cómo
How; interrogative or exclamatory manner word
escapó
Escaped; fled or got away from a place or situation
campo
Field, countryside; open land or battlefield area
llegó
Arrived, reached; third-person singular preterite of llegar
castillo
Castle; a large fortified medieval stone building
donde
Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
bien
Well, good; adverb indicating something done in good manner
alojado
Lodged, housed; provided with accommodation or shelter
justó
Jousted; competed in a lance combat on horseback
caballero
Knight, gentleman; honorable mounted warrior or noble man
lo
Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
mató
Killed; third-person singular preterite of matar
luchó
Fought, struggled; third-person singular preterite of luchar
tenía
Had; third-person singular imperfect tense of tener
treinta
Thirty; the cardinal number 30
damas
Ladies; noble or high-ranking women in medieval context
cautivas
Captive; women held prisoner against their will
lucharon
Fought; third-person plural preterite of luchar, to fight
uno
One; masculine singular cardinal number or pronoun
contra
Against; preposition indicating opposition or confrontation
otro
Other, another; masculine singular pronoun or adjective
reconocieron
Recognized; they identified or acknowledged each other
gracias
Thanks; expression of gratitude, or thanks to something
doncella
Maiden, damsel; a young unmarried noble woman
confesó
Confessed; admitted or revealed something openly
rey
King; male monarch or ruler of a kingdom
amaban
Loved; third-person plural imperfect of amar, to love
mutuamente
Mutually; in a way that is shared between two parties
acuerdo
Agreement; a decision or arrangement reached by two parties
para
For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or destination
boda
Wedding; a marriage ceremony and celebration
gran
Great, grand; adjective indicating large size or importance
pompa
Pomp, grandeur; elaborate ceremonial display or splendor
real
Royal; relating to or befitting a king or monarchy
qué
What, which; interrogative pronoun asking for information
oficiales
Officials; people holding formal positions of authority or duty
fueron
Were, went; third-person plural preterite of ser or ir
nombrados
Named, appointed; designated to a position or role
banquete
Banquet; a formal elaborate meal for many guests
justas
Jousts; medieval combat contests between mounted knights
celebradas
Celebrated, held; events organized and carried out festively
fiesta
Party, festival, feast; a celebration or festive gathering
LIBRO
Book; a major division or volume of a literary work
nació
Was born; third-person singular preterite of nacer
madre
Mother; a female parent
murió
Died; third-person singular preterite of morir, to die
parto
Childbirth; the act of giving birth to a baby
cual
Which, who; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned noun
le
Him, her, to him, to her; indirect object pronoun
dio
Gave; third-person singular preterite of dar, to give
nombre
Name; the word used to identify a person or thing
madrastra
Stepmother; a woman who married one's father after birth
había
Had; third-person singular imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb
preparado
Prepared; made ready in advance for a specific purpose
veneno
Poison; a substance that causes illness or death if consumed
envenenar
To poison; to administer a toxic substance to someone
enviado
Sent; dispatched to a place or person for a purpose
Francia
France; a country in Western Europe
tuvo
Had; third-person singular preterite of tener, to have
alguien
Someone, somebody; an unspecified person
gobernarlo
To govern him; to rule or guide someone officially
llamado
Called, named; identified by a particular name
aprendió
Learned; third-person singular preterite of aprender, to learn
tocar
To play, to touch; to play a musical instrument
arpa
Harp; a large stringed musical instrument played by plucking
cetrería
Falconry; the sport of training and hunting with falcons
caza
Hunting, hunt; the activity of pursuing and killing animals
salió
Left, went out; third-person singular preterite of salir
Irlanda
Ireland; an island nation in northwestern Europe
exigir
To demand, require; to insist on something as necessary
tributo
Tribute; a payment demanded by a ruler from a subordinate
Cornualles
Cornwall; a region in southwestern England, kingdom in legend
contrario
Contrary, opposite; the other or opposing option or side
lucharía
Would fight; conditional tense of luchar, to fight
ello
It, that; neuter pronoun referring to a concept or situation
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